The POLIN Museum during the coronavirus lockdown – reopening

The Museum is re-opened from May 8, 2021
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday (10 am – 6 pm); Saturday (10 am – 8 pm)
The Museum is closed every Tuesday
Free entrance on Thursday

What is available in English?

The whole website content
Very interesting virtual tour of the core exhibition
Video about the museum and its building’s architecture
The exhibition is bilingual – all the information and captions are both in Polish and English
The museum staff (e.g. in the ticket office) speaks good English
The audio guides can be borrowed at the Box Office in the Main Hall (10 PLN), they are available in English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Polish Sign Language, Polish – audiodescription, Russian, Spanish, Yiddish

How to get there?

The Museum is located in Muranów area (Śródmieście district)
By car: On weekends, visitors can park for free on Anielewicza Street and other small streets around the museum. On weekdays, the museum area is within paid parking zone
By public transport:
- By bus: 111, 180 (bus stop: Nalewki Muzeum)
- By tram: 4, 15, 35 (tram stop: Muranów); 17, 33, 37, 41 (tram stop: Anielewicza)
- By metro: Ratusz Arsenał stop (requires 10-minute walk – about 1 km, Google navigation may be useful)

In 2021, the Museum is closed on:

Tickets:

It is possible to buy tickets online
Regular ticket: 30 PLN
Reduced ticket: 20 PLN (e.g. students, people over 65)
Family ticket (for maximum 2 adults and 4 children up to 18 years old): 65 PLN
Free admission: children up to the age of 7
Free admission on Thursdays (it can be crowded)
Ticket “Museum for 1 PLN”: for children between 7 and 16 years of age and young people between 16 and 26 years of age, applies to holders of a card of Polish schools and universities

Where to have lunch or coffee?

The restaurant is closed until further notice.
Inside the Museum, there is a self-service casual restaurant: The Besamim Restaurant. Breakfast is served from 10 am until noon. From noon until close of the Museum, the restaurant serves Jewish (including kosher dishes), international, and Polish cuisine. More info in English

King Matt’s Family Education Centre

In the Museum, there is a kids-dedicated space called King Matt’s Family Education Area. It’s open for free (except for some family workshops) from 3 pm to 6 pm on weekdays (except Tuesdays) and on weekends from 11 am to 6 pm
You can organize there a birthday party. Birthday parties can be held in English after prior arrangement
Available slots: Saturday or Sunday, 4-6 pm (it is recommended to book a slot in advance)
Costs:
- 1000 PLN up to 20 kids (300 PLN extra cost for English-speaking educators)
- Any extra kid 15 PLN
- Max 25 kids total
- Drinks and snacks not included
Parents can bring to the party their own cake, drinks, and snacks, the Museum does not provide any utensils
It is possible to order birthday cake, drinks, and snacks from the Besamim Restaurant (contact: 606-744-166, restauracja@besamim.com.pl)
The event theme can include designing paper clothes, creating a puppet show, building a castle etc.
For more details and to book a party please contact: urodziny@polin.pl

Other relevant information:

There is the museum store where you can buy also some general souvenirs from Warsaw and Poland
After you enter the Museum building, there is a security check

Click here to read our featured story about visiting the POLIN Museum with children.

Name: POLIN – Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Item: POLIN – Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Author: Magda Piasecka